How do you get away with not vaccinating your dog?

I don't care if it's illegal or not, just wondering if it's hard to avoid having to get the dog shots.

That's a tough question.

I am pretty sure that my dog Lucky developed the tumor because of one of the vaccinations she received - however, I can honestly not be 100% sure.

I take Lucky on vacation with me, and one of the requirements of the B&B I go to is that all shots are up to date. This time around they are not, as we stopped them when she was diagnosed with cancer. Lucky was never fragile so I somehow doubt that's the reason why some dogs get sick and others don't.

Most of the vaccinations are really only important if you put your dog into a kennel or a similar situation.

I let Lucky roam around quite a bit (there are a number of off-leash woodsy parks in the area) so I always wanted her to have the Rabies vaccination - the risk just seemed too high.

On the other hand it is horrible to receive the news that your dog has terminal cancer. I think if you can avoid the shots, avoid them.

You could try to find a more holistic vet that will check the dogs' level of immunity by checking titers. If they have active immunity, then the dog does not need any more of those vaccinations. Also a holistic vet may consider using nosodes, which is a natural to build the immunity.

Vaccinations can be dangerous, although this fact is not widely recognized. Vets promote them and give them. They give the same amount to a small dog as they do to a large dog. Hmmmm. Think about that. And they put as many into one vial as possible for pure convenience. (A holistic vet will consider giving them individually, so as to not overwhelm the animal.) And then the animal pharmaceutical companies promote yearly vaccine schedules to vets. Link to $$$ all the way down the food chain.

Some are necessary by law and some are necessary if the dog is to be publically boarded or taken to public training classes.

Our puppy just went through a very rough time and had a near death reaction (vaccinosis) to his last series of vaccinations that was given by the breeder. He is better now.

Our vet checks titers. We plan to eliminate any more reactions in the future.

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